Elena Introduces India’s First NavIC – Based PNT Device
To produce 1000 handheld PNT devices in next 2-3 months. Fool-proof solution will strengthen operational capabilities of Indian armed & paramilitary forces, railways, security and disaster management agencies The PNT solution is powered by twin indigenous products- Elena NavIC chip and Rhino mobile phone; capability to potentially replace foreign tech In what could give a […]

To produce 1000 handheld PNT devices in next 2-3 months. Fool-proof solution will strengthen operational capabilities of Indian armed & paramilitary forces, railways, security and disaster management agencies The PNT solution is powered by twin indigenous products- Elena NavIC chip and Rhino mobile phone; capability to potentially replace foreign tech
In what could give a decisive thrust to the government’s indigenization programme, the armed forces and the railways may consider acquiring satellite communications-driven handheld devices, jointly produced by two Indian companies, both funded by Department of Telecommunications under DCI Scheme, in the near future.
The first lot of these PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) devices will be manufactured by Elena Geo Systems, a Bengaluru based Space Technology Company. The PNT device will house a 5G mobile phone and NavIC chip along with its adapter and receiver to be able to communicate with NavIC satellite. The 5G mobile phone used as part of the PNT device is manufactured by Optimus Logics, a Bengaluru-based company under the brand ‘Rhino’. The 5G Rhino device was launched by Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi on August 15, 2022.